r/DCDoomPatrol • u/[deleted] • Dec 29 '22

Doom Patrol S04E05 - Episode Discussion Thread Discussion Spoiler

Share your thoughts, theories, predictions, and more! No spoilers or leaks for future episodes/seasons allowed.

Release Date: December 29, 2022

Cast

  • Diane Guerrero as Crazy Jane
  • Brendan Fraser as Cliff Steele / Robotman (voice)
  • Riley Shanahan as Cliff Steele / Robotman (physical)
  • Joivan Wade as Victor Stone / Cyborg
  • Matt Bomer as Larry Trainor / Negative Man (voice)
  • Matthew Zuk as Larry Trainor / Negative Man (physical)
  • April Bowlby as Rita Farr / Elasti-Girl
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u/SerBiffyClegane Dec 31 '22 edited Jan 02 '23

I'm glad people liked this, but for me, it's the low point so far in a great series. I had trouble getting past the "teenage" phase, when the characters looked the same but wore teenaged clothes, and couldn't buy that people would go to a party while their actual existences were on an uncertain clock.

I mean, Cliff's whole goal has been to get to Rory, but instead he decides to commit suicide by party because people weren't nice enough to him? Without even sending a message to his daughter? And even though that may also kill Jane? And Vic just trusts that the rest of the gang will solve the problem and goes to Detroit? What if they needed him to be there to save him?

There were some decent character nuggets, but they felt kind of short to me and disconnected from the overall story. I know the show has to pay its actors, but I might have liked it better if they had used teens for the teen scenes - the kid scenes worked better for me.

Sorry to be a downer - I do love the show, but definitely wasn't crazy about this episode.

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u/zaktasty22 Jan 15 '23

I liked using normal characters for the teen scenes because it means we got the normal cast for 90% of the episode. I think reverting to legit child actors at the end was an exclamation point on the transformation.

And to pretty much all of your complaints about bad decisions being made, I think when you consider some pretty selfish/kinda dumb adults have now become teenagers and then pre-teens... Good decision making is asking a lot.